General government budget balance in United Kingdom, 2008

General government budget balance in 2008: Annual value — −5.0476 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2008 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −5.0476 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2008 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2008

  • Value: −5.0476 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2007: −2.416 % of GDP (−91.81 %)
  • Position in history: below the 46-year average (average — −3.817 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 1.3958 % of GDP in 2000 (8 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −12.9129 % of GDP in 2020
  • Value date: 1 January 2008
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2003−3.1935
2004−3.1431
2005−3.1309
2006−2.7378
2007−2.6316
2008−5.0476
2009−9.972
2010−9.2475
2011−7.4249
2012−7.9591

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Complete series for United Kingdom — on the General government budget balance page.

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